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Consequences and Accountability. Part III

By the end of the book, it’s clear that both Wes Moores have to live with the consequences of the choices they made, even though their paths started in similar places. The author Wes looks back on his mistakes and realizes that every decision he made could’ve taken him down the same road as the other Wes. He understands that accountability is what saved him admitting when he was wrong listening to the people who cared about him and learning from his failures instead of repeating them. His success didn’t come from being perfect but from owning up to his actions before they turned into something he couldn’t fix. The other Wes, at the end of the book, represents the harsh reality of what happens when someone avoids accountability for too long. He didn’t wake up one day and decide to throw his life away it happened little by little because he kept ignoring the consequences. By the time he’s in prison for life, he finally understands all the moments where he could’ve chosen differently, but...
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The Wes Moore Betrayal.

  . Both Wes Moores deal with betrayal in different ways throughout the book, and it ends up shaping their lives. For the author Wes, one of the earliest betrayals he feels comes from people in his neighborhood friends he thought he could trust but who pulled him into situations that weren’t good for him. Sometimes it wasn’t even big dramatic betrayals, just little moments where people he cared about didn’t really care about him the same way. It made him realize early on that not everyone around you is rooting for your success, even if they act like it. That kind of betrayal hits hard because you don’t see it coming. For the other Wes Moore, betrayal shows up even more painfully. He got betrayed by people he trusted friends who encouraged him into the drug game, people who used him for what he could do for them, and even family members who didn’t show up the way he needed. But the biggest betrayal for him might’ve been the environment he grew up in. He was promised chances th...
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The Sacrifices The Mother's of the Weses Moore

Both mothers in The Other Wes Moore made huge sacrifices for their children, and that really reminded me of my own parents and what they’ve done for me and my siblings. In the book and video, both moms wanted their kids to have a better life, even if it meant giving up their own comfort and dreams. That’s exactly how my parents are. They are willing to do everything for us to make sure we have a good education, a better life and more chances than they ever had. Joy Moore, the author of Wes's mother, sacrificed a lot to keep her son on the right path. She worked hard and made the tough decision to send him to military school so he could change his future. That part really connected with me because my dad also made a big sacrifice for us. He left everything behind in Haiti: his education, his job, everything he worked for just so he could come to the U.S. and give his family a better life. Even though the U.S. doesn’t accept his studies from back home, he never gave up. He started ov...
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Is Higher Education Worth the Price?

Is Higher Education Worth the Price? The question of whether college is worth the price is something a lot of people, including me, think about. Tuition keeps getting higher, and many students graduate with debt that takes years to pay off. Some people argue it is not worth it anymore, while others say a college degree is still the best way to get ahead. In the essay Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission? Graff, Birkenstein, and Durst (2021) argue that college can be worth it, but only if schools focus on real teaching instead of just chasing rankings and money. When I connect their ideas with The New Liberal Arts (2021) and David Foster Wallace’s (2021) commencement speech This Is Water, I see that college is worth the price, but not for the reasons people usually think. It is not just about a job. It is also about learning how to think, communicate, and live a more aware life.   Graff, Birkenstein, and Durst (2021) point out that too many colleges put effort into lo...
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Is Fast Food the New Tobacco

  Tobacco has been one of the biggest public health problems for decades. According to the World Health Organization, tobacco kills over 7 million people each year, including about 1.6 million non-smokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke. In the United States alone, around 49 million adults still use some type of tobacco product. I think tobacco became so popular because companies made it seem cool and socially acceptable even though it was extremely dangerous. People didn’t realize the long term harm at first and companies deliberately marketed cigarettes to young people which made them even harder to resist. In my opinion tobacco’s impact shows how marketing and addiction can influence behavior even when something is clearly harmful. Fast food has become a similar problem today. The second article explains that roughly 32% of U.S. adults eat fast food on any given day and it contributes about 12% of their daily calories. Even though people know fast food is unhealthy, they con...
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